Pyrenean Shepherd
- Group 1: Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs ( without Swiss Cattle Dogs)
- Section 1: Sheepdogs
- With working trial
Berger des Pyrénées au museau normal
Males 42-48 cm Bitches 40-46 cm
- Group 1: Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs ( without Swiss Cattle Dogs)
- Section 1: Sheepdogs
- With working trial
France
Males 40-54 cm Bitches 40-52 cm
Unterberger of the Pyrenees, Pyrenean shepherd, the FCI performs two breeds from the French part of the Pyrenees (FCI Group 1, Section 1, Standard No. 141 or 138).
Origin and History
The Pyrenees sheep dogs are breeds that for centuries by the mountains of the French Pyrenees and the original purpose - were minted - the independent herding sheep. The selection of breeding animals was carried out exclusively in terms of work ability. Thus arose dogs that are adapted to work in the high mountains, with a high degree of intelligence and self-confidence, with courage and even more energy. For the Berger des Pyrenees, a breed standard was first defined in the 1920s. Mid-1970s, the first Pyrenean Sheepdogs came to Germany.
Description
There is the Pyrenees Sheepdog in two races. The smooth -haired Berger des Pyrénées is called Face Rase (French with shaved face); the other race is called A Poil Long (French with long hair ) or Museau Normal ( Fr. normal snout ). For a number of these long-haired dogs are formed by the thick undercoat in the fur villi, which serve the dog in the high mountains as weather protection and are referred to as " Cadenettes ". The Face Rase is the face short-haired and also has on the body a little less long fur. The two breeds are only a few years considered a separate breed and grown separately. While the long-hair -Berger is spread worldwide, the race Race Face is still very little known.
The body size is between 40 and 46 cm for long hair females and 42 to 48 cm for long hair dogs. A tolerance of or - 2 cm is allowed for perfectly typed specimens. The Face Rase can from 40 to 52 cm (females ) and 54 cm (males ) are large.
The head of the Pyrenees herding dog is almost triangular in shape, with a short muzzle and a broad skull. The fur on the face should be " in the gust of wind " are, let the eyes free, so that the dog has a good view.
The Berger des Pyrénées comes in many different colors of Blonde ago about different brown and shades of gray to black and Harlequin. The nose is always black, dark eyes as possible. The hindquarters are clearly angled, allowing the dogs their extraordinary jumping ability.
Long hair with villi
Medium Hair (Mother with two daughters )
Nature
The Berger des Pyrenees is a dog that has a maximum with minimum size and weight of energy. Towards strangers he may be cautious and suspicious, while socialization and education of course play a huge role. Your own family and close friends of the family he loves devotedly.
The devotion to its people against making the Berger des Pyrenees for a pure kennel unsuitable; he will always and everywhere be there. He keeps always looking for opportunities as he can " help " his people - important for a working dog, which should be pretty self-employed in the original application. As employment opportunities, among others, agility, obedience or herding are mentioned. The education and training should be absolutely consistent, but this loving and kind.
Piedmont
A largely unknown special form of smooth -haired Berger is the Piedmont. This beat is in the lowlands of the Pyrenees (Italian Piedmont: the foot of the mountains ) spread. He also has short straight hair on the body. This breed variant was almost extinct and is currently being established breeding again.